SEINE

seine

(noun) a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

Seine, Seine River

(noun) a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

seine

(verb) fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seine (plural seines)

A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.

Verb

seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)

(ambitransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

Anagrams

• Eisen, Niese, insee, see in, seein, seein', senie

Etymology

Proper noun

the Seine

A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.

A former department in France, the capital city of which was Paris.

Anagrams

• Eisen, Niese, insee, see in, seein, seein', senie

Source: Wiktionary


Seine, n. Etym: [F. seine, or AS. segene, bsagena, Gr. (Fishing.)

Definition: A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish. Seine boat, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay out a seine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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